Syria Opposition Nears Choice of New Leader

3/18/2013 4:29PM

Two U.S.-educated Syrians emerged as leading candidates to become prime minister of an interim government, as the Syrian government shelled targets in Lebanon in what the U.S. called a "significant escalation" of the war. Nour Malas reports. Photo: Getty Images.

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